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by grad0511 » Tue Oct 25, 2011 6:44 pm
Hello all,
I have taken two practice exams so far and I scored 430 and 390. I feel terrible :(
I have taken PR small classroom course but I can't solve the problems. I am scheduled to take the test in November, the third week, but I am thinking about rescheduling the test for late December. Any advice?
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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Tue Oct 25, 2011 9:10 pm
grad0511 wrote:Hello all,
I have taken two practice exams so far and I scored 430 and 390. I feel terrible :(
I have taken PR small classroom course but I can't solve the problems. I am scheduled to take the test in November, the third week, but I am thinking about rescheduling the test for late December. Any advice?
Thanks!
The answer to your question depends partly on your target score.
For example, if you need 500 to get into a program, then it's possible you can get there in the upcoming weeks. However, if you need 600+, you might want to give yourself more time to prepare.

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by Tarun Khanna » Wed Oct 26, 2011 5:19 am
Hi Grad0511

Don't get disappointed. You need to work hard towards it. I agree with Brent. See what is your target score and plan accordingly. There are millions of cases where students like you scored 400 odd on practice tests and improved dramatically by practising and scored 600+. Ensure that you are studying from the right material. for Quant basics, get hold of Manhattan GMAT strategy guides. If your basics are not strong, you cant do well on the exam because to answer every ques correctly in just 2 mins requires strong hold on basics as you cant expect to use hit and trial during the exam.
And practice alot from OG12 and the OG quant review. See which topics you are struggling with and ask your quant teacher to clarify concepts for u.

For verbal also go through the Manhattan guides and see where u need improvement. again focus alot on OG12 and OG verbal review

Do all that and give another test and see how much u improve and accordingly see when u want to appear for the exam.

Stay connected with BTG. Its an awesome forum. Look for inspirational success stories in BTG to boost your morale. There are alot of articles in BTG which talk about the typical mistakes students make while preparing for GMAT. Read all that may be you are making the same mistakes. See if u want to take a full course as attending classes does help. Anything else would be happy to help

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